Yearning: A Gay Story – A Visual Novel with Dating Sim Elements
Yearning: A Gay Story (YAGS) is a character-driven slice-of-life visual novel with dating sim elements available on Android devices. In this game, you play as a gay man starting his freshman year of college at a university in the midwestern United States. The game focuses on coming out and navigating college life while interacting with a diverse cast of characters. With over 230,000 words and meaningful choices, the game offers a world where you can befriend people and see events from different perspectives, depending on your decisions.
The game features 4 dateable guys, each with their own distinct stories and good and bad endings for each guy (9 endings in total). Additionally, the game includes a collectibles system to track and reward your decisions, achievements for completionists, and unlockable in-game character profiles. The game’s original soundtrack features “Yearning”, the YAGS theme. Overall, Yearning: A Gay Story is a well-written and engaging visual novel with dating sim elements that will keep you entertained for hours.